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Best Bass Intros?


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Good evening, all...

Being 'old school' (read 'old'...), I would suggest Jack Casady, with the Airplane, live...



...In a different vein (not really an 'intro', rather an 'intro/solo', there is Mr. Casady, and Jefferson Starship, with...



Now, for me, that's bass playing...

Enjoy.

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[quote name='TheRev' post='1241921' date='May 23 2011, 05:30 PM']I always like the intro to Rotten Apple by Alice in Chains -it's my music shop riff.

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Good call. It used to be my soundcheck riff until someone recognised it. This was the next one which I still love playing to test a rig out.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiTtWnx_rjY"]Tool - Disposition[/url]

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[quote name='MacDaddy' post='1240466' date='May 22 2011, 04:27 PM']Ace of Spades - Motorhead

a bit cheesey but still great :)[/quote]

^ You beat me to it! Incredibly simple but a truly legendary bassline by Lemmy on that one.

I'd also add (in a similar vain) 'The Day Everything Became Nothing' by NoMeansNo:
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJi0_WcJHkg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJi0_WcJHkg[/url]

...and maybe throw in - on a totally different note! - 'Brown Paper Bag' by Roni Size:
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEBoVhx_hDk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEBoVhx_hDk[/url]

From those on the OP's video, I'd certainly highlight Dazed & Confused, For Whom the Bell Tolls, 'Bites the Dust and N.I.B. Classics!

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[quote name='Count Bassy' post='1241524' date='May 23 2011, 01:10 PM']'Handy' by Wishbone Ash.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNJqVW2L5is"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNJqVW2L5is[/url]

Give it a listen - it's worth 3 minutes of your life (IMHO)

Love it, and wish I could learn it.[/quote]

Good call, that man!

Surprised there's not much mention of Martin Turner around these parts, I love playing 'Throw Down The Sword' and 'Ballad Of The Beacon'. (which neither of my bands will entertain. Boo!)

F.U.B.B. has a nice growly intro, too.

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Or maybe this from Charles Mingus - lovely playing:



I'd also nominate "Turn the page" by Rush



and "Stone Dead Forever" by the 'head.

Also "Fish On" by Primus, kinda goes out of tune in places, but still a lovely line.

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[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1241503' date='May 23 2011, 01:02 PM'] [/quote]


I've been listening to them for a while now, but that's the first time I've seen a reference to this band on Basschat. Terrific bass player... in fact he's the toast of the bass-playing world at the moment.

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[quote name='Spoombung' post='1242655' date='May 24 2011, 09:49 AM']I've been listening to them for a while now, but that's the first time I've seen a reference to this band on Basschat.[/quote]
You've obviously not been hanging out in the "jazz" threads then! It was all the mentions on BC that put me onto Phronesis in the first place.

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[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1242683' date='May 24 2011, 10:16 AM']You've obviously not been hanging out in the "jazz" threads then! It was all the mentions on BC that put me onto Phronesis in the first place.[/quote]

Ah, I tend to avoid those threads even though I like a lot of the tougher, current jazz ensembles touring around in London - like[i] Flat Earth Society[/i] and [i]Curios[/i].

I got into Phronesis (what a ridiculous name) when I heard them on Resonance FM a couple of years ago. Couldn't get into the Vortex gig in February... sold out, unfortunately. Too many adoring bass players, I imagine.

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[quote name='dc2009' post='1240298' date='May 22 2011, 01:14 PM']I thought Wolstenholme said in his BGM interview that the into was bellamy playing it?[/quote]

Chris played the intro, but the verses were played by Matt Bellamy i'm "pretty" sure!

Also just remembered! Wrathchild by Iron Maiden! Wicked intro!

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